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Zero trans fat doesn’t always mean zero when it comes to food labels
Richmond :: KY :: USA | 13 days ago
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Stroll the aisles of any grocery store and you’re sure to spot labels declaring “zero grams trans fat” on the front of snack foods, cookies and crackers. But does zero really mean there’s NO artery-clogging fat inside?...Federal regulations allow food...
Tags: trans fat, food labels, partially hydrogen, zero grams, hydrogen oil, zero trans, Michael Jacobson, Richmond, Food science, Catalysis, Nutrition facts label, Vegetable fats and oils, Nutrition, Lipids, Carboxylic acids, Health Medical Pharma
Sweden Meets Global Challenge
In a concerted effort to alert consumers to the environmental impact of their food buying choices, Sweden has initiated labeling that reports the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during production. For example, a kilogram of hamburger label would read,...
Tags: Food labels, CO2 Emmissions, Global Warming
Food Makers Suspend 'Smart Choices'
Middlebury :: VT :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Hughes maintains that his group is ready to work with the FDA and that they share the "exact goal" of helping consumers make informed choices for healthy diets. The move also comes after FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg expressed her concern this...
Tags: labels programs, food labels, FDA, U.S, mislead consumers, Duke Energy, federal regulators
FDA seeks to improve nutrition labeling on food products
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Hamburg, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said Tuesday that shoppers are bombarded by slogans ("Heart Healthy" "Good for You," "A Better Choice") on products and that the government needs to set standards and knock down spurious claims....
Tags: FDA, food labels, food packaging, inaccurate food, mislead consumers, healthful benefits, Food and Drug Administration, New U.S, Margaret Hamburg, food manufacturers
Country of origin labelling must be compulsory
Auckland :: New Zealand | 5 months ago
Credibility The Government has announced that it intends to introduce a voluntary labelling scheme, but a system that is not applied to all producers will offer little benefit to New Zealand consumers. Chief Executive John Walley says, “A consistent standard is the...
Tags: New Zealand, food labels
Traffic light nutrition labels effective in improving consumers' food choices
Sydney :: Australia | 6 months ago
Credibility Some governments are trying to improve the quality of nutrition information that consumers have access to in supermarkets by adding labels to the front of food packages, but there is no standard approach, not all products have labels and in many countries...
On nutrition: Gambling with food labels
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility My mother-in-law lives in Las Vegas so she is savvy about many things. She can decipher machines that spin cherries and wild cards and decide which ones will produce money...So they call every once in a while to ask me questions. "Hello dear.
Tags: trans fat, food labels
Food labeling program to begin
Pierre :: SD :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility A retail labeling law for fresh meats, fruits and vegetables will be implemented across the nation in the next six months on an interim basis to give all parties time to adjust and comply with the regulations...Department of Agriculture officials said...
Tags: food labels, labels law, grocery stores
New food labels aimed at allergy sufferers
Ottawa :: Canada | about 1 year ago
Credibility Allergy sufferers will have a clearer indication whether prepackaged foods contain such ingredients as peanuts, milk, eggs, wheat and shellfish under new labelling requirements unveiled Wednesday by the federal government. The announcement, made by Health...
Tags: Tony Clement, health minister, food labels, labels requirements, Parliament, minister tony, packaged food, gluten sources, added sulphites, food allergies
'Made in Canada' food labels take effect next year
Toronto :: Canada | about 1 year ago
Credibility The government's new guidelines will require that the contents and processing be Canadian to qualify for the "Product of Canada" label...Under current food labelling rules, foods can be labelled as a product of Canada if 51 per cent of the product is...
Tags: Canada, food labels, canada labels
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